高级英语2第三版课后习题paraphrase原文及答案

高级英语2第三版课后习题paraphrase原文及答案

Lesson1

1.Anditisanactivityonlyofhumans.

Anditisahumanuniqueactivity.

2.Conversationisnotformakingapoint.

Conversationisnottoconvinceothers.

3.Infact,thebestconversationalistsarethosewhoare

preparedtobelose.

Infact,thebestconversationalistsarethosewhoarewilling

tobelose.

4.Barfriendsarenotdeeplyinvolvedineachother*slives.

Barfriendsarenotdeeplyconcernedwitheachother7s

privatelives.

couldstillgoignorantlyon...

Theconversationcouldgoonwithoutanybodyknowing

whowasrightorwrong.

6.Therearecattleinthefield,butwesitdowntobeef.

TheseanimalsarecalledcattleinEnglish,whentheyarealive

andfeedinginthefields;butwhenwesitdownatthetableto

eat,wecalltheirmeatbeefinFrench.

7.Thenewrulingclasshadbuiltaculturalbarrieragainsthim

bybuildingtheirFrenchagainsthisownlanguage.

Thenewrulingclasshadcausedtheculturalcontradictions

betweentherulingclassandnativeEnglishbyregardingFrench

superiortoEnglish.

8.Englishhadcomeroyallyintoitsown.

EnglishhadgainedrecognitionbytheKing.

9.Thephrasehasalwaysbeenusedalittlepejorativelyand

evenfacetiouslybythelowerclasses.

Thephrase,theking,sEnglishhasalwaysbeenused

disrespectfullyandmadefunbythelowerclasses.

10.Therebellionagainstaculturaldominanceisstillthere.

Thereisstilloppositiontoculturalmonopoly.

11.Thereisalwaysagreatdangerthat“wordswillharden

intothingsforus"

Wetendtomakethemistakethatweregardthethingsas

theyrepresent.

12.Evenwiththemosteducatedandthemostliterate,the

King*sEnglishslipsandslidesinconversation.Eventhemost

educatedandliteratedpeoplewillnotalwaysusetheformal

Englishintheirconversation.Lesson2

1.Theburying—groundismerelyahugewasteofhummocky

earth,likeaderelictbuilding-lot.

Theburying-groundisjustahugepieceofwastelandfullof

moundsofearth,lookinglikeadesertedconstructionland.

2.Allcolonialempiresareinrealityfoundeduponthatfact.

Allcolonialempiresarebuiltbyexploitingthelocalpeople.

3.Theyriseoutoftheearth,theysweatandstarveforafew

years,andthentheysinkbackintothenamelessmoundsofthe

graveyard.

Theyareborn.Thentheyworkhardwithoutenoughfoodfor

afewyears.Finallytheydieandareburiedinthehillsgraves

withoutanymarktoidentifythem.

4.Acarpentersitscrossleggedataprehistoriclathe,turning

chair-legsatlightingspeed.

Acarpentersitscrossinghislegsatanold-fashionedlathe,

makingroundchair-legsveryfast.

5.Instantly,fromthedarkholesallround,therewasa

frenziedrushofJews.

Immediately,Jewsrushedoutoftheirdarkhole-likerooms

nearbyinafrenzymadness.

6.everyoneofthemlooksonacigaretteasamoreorless

impossibleluxury.

EveryoneoftheseJewsconsidersthecigaretteasa

somewhatpieceofluxurywhichtheycannotpossiblyafford.

7.Still,awhiteskinisalwaysfairlyconspicuous.

However,awhite-skinnedEuropeaniseasytonoticeinafair

way.

8.Inatropicallandscapeone'seyetakesineverything

exceptthehumanbeing.

Againstthebackgroundofatropicallandscape,people

couldnoticeeverythingbuttheycannotseelocalpeople.

9.Noonewouldthinkofrunningcheaptripstothe

DistressedAreas

Noonewouldproposethecheaptripstotheslums.

10....fornine-tenthsofthepeopletherealityoflifeisan

endless,back-breakingstruggletowringalittlefoodoutofan

erodedsoil.

Thereallifeofnine-tenthsofthepeopleisthatthereisno

endtotheirextremelyhardworkinordertogetalittlefoodfrom

anerodedsoil.

11.Sheacceptedherstatusasanoldwoman,thatistosay

asabeastofburden.

Shetookitforgrantedthatasanoldwomansheshould

worklikeananimal.

12.Peoplewithbrownskinsarenextdoortoinvisible.

Peoplewhohavebrownskinsarealmostinvisible.

13.Theirsplendidbodieswerehiddeninreach-me-down

khakiuniforms...

Thesoldiersworesecond—handkhakiuniformswhich

coveredtheirbeautifulwell—builtbodies.

14.Howlongbeforetheyturntheirgunsintheother

direction?

Howlongwillittakeforthemtoattackus?

15.Everywhitemantherehadthisthoughtstowed

somewhereorotherinhismind.

Itiscertainthateverywhitemanrealizedthis.

Lesson3

l.Andyetthesamerevolutionarybeliefforwhichour

forebearsfoughtisstillatissuearoundtheglobe...Andyetthe

samerevolutionarybeliefwhichistheaimofourancestorsisstill

indisputearoundtheworld.

2.Thismuchwepledge—andmore.

Thismuchwepromisetodoandwepromisetodomore.

3.United,thereislittlewecannotdoinahostofcooperative

ventures.

Ifweareunited,thereisalmostnothingwecannotdo

throughalotofcooperation.

4.Butthispeacefulrevolutionofhopecannotbecomethe

preyofhostilepowers.

Butthispeacefulrevolutionwhichcanbringhopeina

peacefulwaycannotfallvictimstoenemycountry.

5.....Ourlastbesthopeinanagewheretheinstrumentsof

warhavefaroutpacedtheinstrumentsofpace...TheUnited

Nationsisourlastandbesthopeintheerawheremeansof

launchingwarhavefarsurpassedmeansofkeepingpeace.

6....toenlargetheareainwhichitswritmayrun...

toincreasetheareawheretheUN'swrittendocumentsmay

beeffective.

7....beforethedarkpowersofdestructionunleashedby

scienceengulfallhumanityinplannedoraccidentalself­

destruction...

beforetheevilatomweaponmadepossiblebyscience

destroyallhumanbeingsinaplannedwayorbyaccident.

8...yetbothracingtoalterthatuncertainbalanceofterror

thatstaysthehandofmankind,sfinalwar...Howeverboth

tryingtochangethatunstablebalanceofweaponsandthis

balanceofweaponscouldpreventhumanbeingsfromlaunching

theirfinalwar.

9.Soletusbeginanew,rememberingonbothsidesthat

civilityisnotasignofweakness...

Soletusbeginonceagaintorealizethatpolitenessdoesnot

meanweakness.

10.Letbothsidesseektoinvokethewondersofscience

insteadofitsterrors.

Isuggestbothsidestrytousesciencetomakewondersfor

humanbeingsratherthanterrors.

11....eachgenerationofAmericanshasbeensummonedto

givetestimonytoitsnationalloyalty.

ThereareAmericansfromeverygenerationwhoanswerthe

callofthecountrytoprovetheirloyaltytothecountry.

12.Withagoodconscienceouronlysurereward,with

historythefinaljudgeofourdeeds,letusgoforthtoleadthe

landwelove...

Ourcertainrewardisourgoodconscienceandhistorywill

judgeourdeeds,therefore,letustrytobepioneersinbuilding

ourbelovedcountry.

Unit4

l.Aniceenoughyoungfellow,youunderstand,butnothing

upstairs.

Heisaniceenoughyoungfellow,youknow,butheisempty-

headed.

2.Fads,Isubmit,aretheverynegationofreason.

Apassingfashionorcraze,inmyopinion,showsacomplete

lackofreason.

3.1shouldhaveknownthey?dcomebackwhenthe

Charlestoncameback.

Ishouldhaveknownthatraccooncoatswouldcomebackto

fashionwhentheCharlestondance,whichwaspopularinthe

1920s,cameback.

4."AlltheBigMenonCampusarewearingthem.Where...ve

youbeen?”

Alltheimportantandfashionablemenoncampusare

wearingthem.Howcomeyoudonztknow?

5.Mybrain,thatprecisioninstrument,slippedintohighgear.

Mybrain,whichisprecisioninstrument,begantoworkat

highspeed.

6.Withoneomission,Pollyfittedthesespecifications

perfectly.

Exceptforonething(intelligence)Pollyhadalltheother

requirements.

7.Shewasnotyetofpin-upproportions,butIfeltsurethat

timewouldsupplythelack.

ShewasnotasbeautifulasthosegirlsinpostersbutIfelt

sureshewouldbecomebeautifulenoughaftersometime.

8.1nfact,sheveeredintheoppositedirection.

Infact,shewentintheoppositedirection,thatis,shewas

notintelligentbutratherstupid.

9."Inotherwords,ifyouwereoutofthepicture,thefield

wouldbeopen.Isthatright?”

Ifyouwerenolongerinvolvedwithher,otherswouldbefree

tocompetetogetherasagirlfriend.

lO.Backandforthhisheadswiveled,desirewaxing,

resolutionwaning.

Hisheadturnedbackandforth(lookingatthecoatandthen

lookingawayfromthecoat).Everytimehelookedhisdesirefor

thecoatgrewstrongerandhisresolutionnottoabandonPolly

becameweaker.

ll.Thisloomedasaprojectofnosmalldimensions...

Toteachhertothinkseemedtobearatherbigtask.

12.Admittedlyitwasnotaprospectfraughtwithhope,butI

decidedtogiveitonemoretry.

Onemustadmittheoutcomedidnotlookveryhopeful,but

Idecidedtotryonemoretime.

13.Thereisalimittowhatfleshandbloodcanbear.

Thereisalimittowhatanyhumanbeingcanbear.

14.1wasnotPygmalion;IwasFrankenstein,andmymonster

hadmebythethroat.

IplannedtobePygmalion,tofashionanidealwifeformyself

butIturnedouttobeFrankensteinbecausePollyultimately

rejectedmeandruinedmyplan.

15.FranticallyIfoughtbackthetideofpanicsurgingthrough

me.

DesperatelyItriedtostopthefeelingofpanicwhichwas

overwhelmingme.

Unit5

l.Theslightedmentionofthedecadebringsnostalgic

recollectionstothemiddle-aged...

Attheverymentionofthispostwarperiod,middle-aged

peoplebegintothinkaboutitlongingly.

2.TherejectionofVictoriangentilitywas,inany

caseinevitable.

Inanycase,anAmericancouldnotavoidcastingaside

middle-classrespectabilityandaffectedrefinement.

3.Thewaractedmerelyasacatalyticagentinthisbreakdown

oftheVictoriansocialstructure...

Thewaronlyhelpedtospeedupthebreakdownofthe

Victoriansocialstructure.

4...itwastempted,inAmericaatleast,toescapeits

responsibilitiesandretreatbehindanairofnaughtyalcoholic

sophistication...

InAmericaatleast,theyoungpeoplewerestronglyinclined

toshirktheirresponsibilities.Theypretendedtobeworldly-wise,

drinkingandbehavingnaughtily.

5.Prohibitionaffordedtheyoungtheadditionalopportunity

ofmakingtheirpleasuresillicit...

Theyoungfoundgreaterpleasureindrinkingbecause

Prohibition,bymakingdrinkingunlawful,addedasenseof

adventure.

6...ouryoungmenbegantoenlistunderforeignflags.

Ouryoungmenjoinedthearmiesofforeigncountriesto

fightinthewar.

7....theyHwantedtogetintothefunbeforethewholething

turnedbellyup.”

Theyoungwantedtotakepartinthegloriousadventure

beforethewholeended.

8...theyhadoutgrowntownsandfamilies...

Theseyoungpeoplecouldnolongeradaptthemselvesto

livesintheirhometownsortheirfamilies.

9,.thereturningveteranalsohadtofacethe

sodden,NapoleoniccynicismofVersailles,thehypocritical

do-goodismofProhibition...

Thereturningveteranalsohadtofacethestupidcynicismof

thevictoriousalliesinVersailleswhoactedascynicallyas

Napoleondid,andtofaceProhibitionwhichthelawmakers

hypocriticallyassumedwoulddogoodtothepeople.

lO.Somethinginthetension-riddenyouthofAmericahadto

“give"…

(Underallthisforceandpressure)somethingintheyouthof

America,whowerealreadyverytense,hadtobreakdown.

wasonlynaturalthathopefulyoungwriters,their

mindsandpensinflamedagainstwar,Babbittry,and

“Puritanical“gentility,shouldflocktothetraditionalartistic

center...

Itwasonlynaturalthathopefulyoungwriters,whoseminds

andwritingswerefullofviolentangeragainstwar,Babbittry,and

“Puritanical“gentility,shouldcomeinlargennumberstolivein

GreenwichVillage,thetraditionalartisticcenter.

12.Eachtownhadits"fast"setwhichprideditselfonitself

onitsunconventionality...

Eachtownwasproudthatithadagroupofwild,reckless

people,wholivedunconventionallives.

Unit6

1.NowadaysNewYorkisoutofphasewithAmericantaste...

NowadaysNewYorkerscan?tunderstandnorfollowthe

tasteoftheAmericanpeopleandoftendisagreewithAmerican

politics.

2.NewYorkevenpridesitselfonbeingaholdoutfrom

prevailingAmericantrends...

NewYorkisproudthatitisacitythatresiststheprevailing

fashionorstylesofAmericaandthatitremainstobeaplace

wherepeoplecanescapeuniformity.

3....sitcomsclonedandcannedinHollywood,andthe

JohnnyCarsonshowlive,preempttheairwaysfromCalifornia...

SituationcomediesmadeinHollywoodandthelivetalk

showofJohnnyCarsonnowdominatetheradioandTV

programsinCalifornia.

4....Itismakingsomethingofacomebackasatourist

attraction...

NewYorkismakingattemptstoregainitsstatusasacitythat

attractstourists.

5.TowininNewYorkistobeuneasy...

EvenwhenapersonwhinsinNewYork,hemaywellbe

anxiousandfearful,forheisafraidoflosingwhathehasgained

inthecomingfiercecompetition.

6.Nature?pleasuresaremuchqualifiedinNewYork.

SinceNewYorkisalargeandcrowedcitywithalotoftall

buildings,thechancetoenjoythepleasuresofnatureisvery

limitedhere.

7....thecity?sbrightglowarrogantlyobscurestheheavens.

Atnight,thelightsofNewYorkaresoproudlybrightthatthe

skyseemstobedarkened.

8.Butthepurityofabohemiandedicationcanbe

exaggerated.

Butthepureandwholehearteddevotiontoabohemian

lifestylecanbeoverstated.

9.Inboththeserolesitratifiesmorethanitcreates.

Inboththeserolesofbankingandcommunications

headquarters,NewYorkcreatesveryfewthingsbutapproves

manythingsstartedbypeopleinotherpartsofthecountry.

10.Thetelevisiongenerationgrewupintheinsistent

presenceofhype...

Thetelevisiongenerationwascontinuallyandstrongly

affectedbyextravagantpromotionaladvertising.

11....thosewhoarewritingambitiousnovelssustain

themselvesonthemagazines.

Writersproducinglongseriousnovelsalsoearntheirliving

bywritingarticlesforpopularmagazines.

12.Boardway,whichseemedtobesuccumbingtothe

tawdrinessofitsenvironment,isastiragain.Boardway,which

seemedtobegivinguptothecheap,gaudyshowsputoninthe

surroundingareas,nowbecomesflourishingandbusyagain.

13.Thedefeatedarenothiddenawaysomewhereelseon

thewrongsideoftown.

Thosewhofailedinthestruggleoflife,thedown-and-

outs,donohidethemselvesawayinslumswhereotherpeople

cannotseethem.

14.Theplaceconstantlyexasperates,attimesexhilarates.

NewYorkconstantlyirritatesandannoysverymuchbut

sometimesitalsostimulates.

Unit7

l.Withaclamorofbellsthatsettheswallowssoaring,the

FestivalofSummercametothecityOrnelas.

Theloudringingofthebells,whichsentthefrightened

swallowsflyinghigh,markedthebeginningoftheFestivalof

SummerinOrnelas.

2...Theirhighcallsrisingliketheswallows'crossingflights

overthemusicandsingsing.

Theshoutingofthechildrencouldbeheardclearlyabove

themusicandsinginglikethecallsoftheswallowsflyin

gbyoverhead.

3...Exercisedtheirrestivehorsesbeforetherace.

Theriderswereputtingthehorsesthroughsomeexercises

becausethehorseswereeagertostart

andstubbornlyresistingthecontroloftheriders.

4.Givenadescriptionsuchasthisonetendstomakecertain

assumptions.

Afterreadingtheabovedescriptionthereaderislikelyto

assumecertainthings.

5.Thisisthetreasonofartist:arefusaltoadmitthebanality

ofevilandtheterribleboredomofpain.

Anartistbetrayshistrustwhenhedoesnotadmitthatevilis

nothingfreshnornovelandpainisverydullanduninteresting.

6.Theywerenature,intelligent,passionateadultswhoselives

werenotwretched.

Theywerefullydevelopedandintelligentgrown-uppeople

fullofintensefeelingsandtheywerenotmiserablepeople.

7.Perhapsitwouldbebestifyouimagineditasyourown

fancybids,assumingitwillrisetotheoccasion.Perhapsitwould

bebestifthereaderpicturesOrnelastohimselfashis

imaginationtellshim,assuminghisimaginationwillbeequalto

thetask.

8.Thefaintinsistentsweetnessofdroozmayperfumethe

wayofthecity.

Thefaintbutcompellingsweetscentofthedrugdroozmay

fillthestreetsofthecity.

9.Perhapsitwasborndefective,orperhapsithasbecome

imbecilethroughfear,malnutritionandneglect.Perhapsthe

childwasmentallyretardedbecauseitwasbornsoorperhapsit

hasbecomeveryfoolishandstupidbecauseoffear,poor

nourishmentandneglect.

10.Itshabitsaretoouncouthforittorespondtohumane

treatment.

Thehabitsofthechildaresocrudeandunculturedthatit

willshownosignofimprovementevenifitistreatedkindlyand

tenderly.

11.Theirtearsatthebitterinjusticedrywhentheybeginto

perceivetheterriblejusticeofreality,andtoacceptit.

Theyshedtearswhentheyseehowterriblyunjusttheyhave

beentothechild,butthesetearsdryupwhentheyrealizehow

justandfairthoughterriblerealitywas.

UnitlO

1.ItisacomplexfatetobeanAmerican.

ThefateofanAmericaniscomplicatedand